Written by the legendaryRichard Matheson, The Enemy Within saw Kirk split into two people after a transporter malfunction.

When Bones and Spock weigh in with their opinions, this Kirk crumbles with indecision.

This time, the split involves Badgey, Starfleets take on Clippy gone horribly wrong.

William Shatner as Captain Kirk in Star Trek: The Original Series

For the most part, these divisions allow the episode to do whatLower Decksdoes best.

It plays around in the world ofStar Trek, lovingly poking fun at the absurdities of the franchise.

But A Few Badgeys More further refines the point of The Enemy Within, veering back toward Stevensons contention.

Of course, A Few Badgeys More doesnt put an end to the debate.

Soon, anotherTrekepisode will offer a counterpoint and force us to contextualize earlier arguments.

As humans, thats the best we can do.